Would like to gain a better understanding of SD&G's sale of this gun, one model of which was a hammerless sidelocker probably made by Sauer, or perhaps Schiller or Heinrich Lindner. A partial table of contents for SD&G's 1892 catalog lists guns by Manhattan Arms as included. A SD&G 1905 catalog's table of contents does not list Manhattan Arms guns, but does note Sauer guns as included. Cornell Publishing offers these catalogs, but I have not had an opportunity yet to study their contents.
THe SD&G firm was reorganized in 1875 under the stated name and operated until 1939. Were Manhattan-named double guns offered before 1892? Were boxlock Manhattan Arms guns also offered? Is serial number/year of production related data available for Manhattan double guns? Were 16 gauge Manhattan Arms guns offered?
Did SD&G offer sidelock model Sauer made hammerless guns, as well as the firm's boxlocks?
On a related note, one data source I accessed noted that Lefever made guns for SD&G during this period. Were such guns Lefever's sideplate guns? Were they marked with the Schoverling Daly and Gales firm name?
All help appreciated.
